Means for electrically operating the operating mechanism of a fare-register.



J. F. OHMER. MEANS POR BLEGTRICALLY OPERATING THE OPERATING MEGHANISM 0F A PARE REGISTER.

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J. E. OHMER.

MEANS FOB ELEGTBIGALLY OPERATING THE OPERATING MEGHANISM OF A FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FIEED 00T. 3,1907.

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UNI ED STATES """iilEltl JOHN F. OI'IMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 'IO OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY OPERATHG HE OPERATING MECHANISM GF A IARE REGISTER.

Application led October 3, 1907.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, fri/09.

Serial No. 395,636.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E Omnia, citizen oi the United States, residing at Dayton, in tire county of Montgomery and State ci Ohio, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Means ior Electrically Operating the Operating Mechanism or' a Yrare-Register; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ci theinvention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same,v

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and 'figures or reference marked thereon, Which form a part oi this specification.

rlhis invention relates to electrical means for operating the counters and indicators ci fare registers Jfrom various points of a car or other place Where the registering machines are located.

The main actuating device of the registering machine is actuated by closing the electrical circuit through means oi a single Ilnexible connection extending on the interior oi.3 the car from a single circuit closer. yl"he type oi registering machine and the actuating mechanism thereof With Which it is designed to use this electrical appliance, are illustrated in many oi my former patents, principally among Which might be mentioned Fatents Nos. 694,322 of heb. 25, 19o-2, and 718,867 or Jan. 7, 190s.

The present invention comprises cert-ain improvements oi the electrical actuating mechanism shown and described in my pending application Serial No. 378,734, 'liled June 13, 1907.

Preceding a detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts of the various views of the drawings hereto annexed which are as follows:

Figure l, is a front elevation ci a fare register or machine such as I have heretofore indicated With my improved electrical actuator shown in operative relation there- With. Fig. 2, is a view oi the interior of a car showin the installation of a `lare registering mac ine, the iaresselective and indicating devices and the electrical actuator in cooperative relation. Fig. 3, is a detail of the electro-magnet and immediate connections, together with the circuit closure With a slight modiiication as compared With the electrical devices shown in liig. l, such modi'lication comprising a flexible connection extending from the flexible connection -which joins the circuit closure. liig. el, is a iront elevation oi' the operating mechanism. Fig, 5, is a front elevation ci the lovfer por tion oi the machine showing the counters. Fig. 6, is a side sectional elevation showing the connections between the operating mechanism and the counter mechanism.-

The registering mechanism inclosed within the casing` l comprises a series of detail fare counters 2, the co 1responding fare indicators 3, the individual actuating members 2a and the trip or passenger indicator Wheels e With their interconnecting mechanisms, the main actuating member 5, the shiitable actuator 5a and the bell crank lever le, all of which features are common to the registering machines oi' my former patents as hereinbe'tore indicated. The indicating dials t3 arranged exterior to the register mechanism, together with the other tare-selective devices comprising the pointer 7 fixed to the setting rod 8 and the flexible connections 19 extending irom said setting rod to the shiitable actuator 5EL at the rear of the registering machine, are also features of my former patents and need not be gone into in detail in connection With the present improvements.

rihe present invention comprises an electrical actuator through which the bell crank lever 6 may be actuated to lift the main operating member 5 through which the registering mechanism oi the machine is actuated. This electrical actuator com,- prises a magnet 9 located at a suitable point exterior to the registering mechanism and in proximity to the actuating lever 6. This electro-magnet is energized by means oi a suitable electric circuit comprising negative and positive conductors l0 which extend from the source of electrical supply through binding posts ll, said conductors l0 connecting with the opposite ends ci the magnet Winding in the usual manner through contact devices consisting oi a circuit closure comprising tWo members l2 and i3. The

electro-magnet has a movable core le which is properly connected to the bell crank lever 6 by means ot a metallic rod or Wire l5. When the magnet is energized by bringing the members of the circuit closure together, the core 14 is magnetically drawn Witliin the magnet and thus imparts a requisite movement to actuate the bell crank lever 6 to actuate the main operating device 5 oli the registering machine.

1t Will be understood that prior to each operati-on of' closing the circuit, the desi-red fare to be registered is selected in the usual manner by turning the setting rod S to a position to bring, the pointer 7 to the proper indication on the. dialsV 16. The circuit,- closing member 13 is pivoted' at 17 and is engaged at one end by a. retaining lever 1S? Which maintains it in a normal or operative position through the instrumentality of a. spring, 20 which is connected to one end of said lever. Extending from the: circuitclosing member 12 is aflexible connection 21 which passes over a. suitable guide pulley 22' and extends in the form of a rope or cord 23' which runs through the car at suitable proints Within convenientgrasp of the con uctor' The necessaryT draft is applied to this. rope or cord to actuate the circuit-closing member l2 to engage the other member 13 to4 close the circuit. On. one side ot.' either ol the circuit-closing -members 12 or 13 isv placed. a. suitable piece of insulating material 24 in order that the circuit shall be broken alter suitable. contact. has been made between the two circuit-closing members, and When said members are returning to their normal positions under the action oi the springs 20.

ln order that there may be no uncertainty inthe. operations of the machine in registering and indicating the fares l connect the operating lever 6 `to the flexible member 23' through Which the. circuit-closing member 12 isconnected by ay flexible. connection 21 g the flexible connection 25 Which joins saidA lever 6, andthe flexible connection 21 Which joins the main flexible connection 23, pass over suitable guide pulleys 22. By meansof this connection 25 with the operatingl lever 6 they lexible' member 23 is draivn taut or to the. normal position by the register actuating mechanism assuming its. normal position alter each operation of the machine. By this means the conductor or operator is able to determine deinitely that a complete operation has been performed When the flexible connection 23 ha`s been draivnup onto closefthe circuit. The flexible connection 25, in other Words, is a means for. signaling to the opere ator When the registrationY is completed, the flexible connection 23 in. such cases being drawn. taut;. such means. isv a safeguard against the. improper or incomplete. opera.- ti'ons Which might be diie to an imperfect operation of the circuit closer,.iii,ivlii'ch case, the flexible connection 23 would remain slack ovvingto the tact that the. main operating member 5 has not been completely "movedto a position to actuate to their full extent, thel register mechanism, rl`his ot course', Would be due to the inagnet-core 14 failing to receive a sufficient movement to actu-ateY the lever 16' to the necessary extent. rheA electrical devices are inclosed in a suitable box or casing 27 upon which the binding posts 1-1 are secured through Which the conductors are directed to the term'mals of the vmagnet Winding and the circuit closer. lt

Will thus be seen that the electrical mechanismV may be conveniently employed to operate. any registering machine having as an element a lever or bar arranged to actuate the main operating mechanism ol such a registering machine, and to place it in operative connection with such a machine, it is only necessary to Vscreiv the cabinet or mount it in position in suitable proximity to the machine and maire the necessary connection betweenV the magnet and the operating mechanism, and run the iiexible connection from the circuit closer to distant points. No change Whatever is necessary in the construction oi the register mechanismproper or the actuating'mechanism through Which the register mechanism is Qdirectly operated. The magnet-core le is provided with a suitable air cushion -within the magnet to reduce the force of the move- 4ment. thereof when the magnet is energized'.

So far as l am avvare, am the lirst to em-V lploy a stationary electro-magnet vifi'th dii-ect connection between said magnet and the operating member through 'which movement is imparted to the registering and indicating.

`mechanism ofI a registering machine, such magnet being 'Within acircuit controlled by a circuit-closer, which in turn,r is controlled by a single flexible connection extending on the. interior of a car. l therefore,v do not Wishto limit myself to any particular iorin of circuit-closer and' connections, but desire to claim broadly a stationary electro-magnet havingV a. direct. `connectie with a device or devices through which movement is imparted directly from the electro-magnet to the registering mechanism oiE the machine.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

l. ln a lare register, the combination With register-actuating mechanism,l ofV an electromagnet connected with said actuating mech-k anism, an electric circuit for energizing said magnet, a circuit closer connected With one terminal oi said cir-cuit, a flexible connection extending to said circuit closer and b'y means of which said circuit closer is actuated to close the circuit and to thus energize the magnet to impart movement to the register actu ating mechanism. K

2. ln a fare register, the combination With register-actuating.mechanism, of an electromagnet, a connection between the core of said magnet and the register-actuating in'echanism, an electric circuit including'said electromagnet, a circuit closer for said circuit, a flexieinem ble connection extending to one member ot said circuit closer and whereby said circuit closing member is actuated to close the circuit and thus energize the magnet, and a flexible connection extending between the flexible connection of the circuit closer and the actuating mechanism ci the register and whereby means are provided for enabling the operator to determine the complete operation oi the actuating mechanism from the energized magnet.

3. ln combination with register mechanism, an electric power circuit comprising an electro-magnet, a switch controlling said circuit, a main line flexible connection to the switch, a branch iiexible connection from the main line to the register mechanism and by which said 'flexible connections the switch is moved to complete the electric circuit and to draw the main line lexible connection to normal position after each complete operation ot the register mechanism.

fi. ln combination with the main actuating mechanism of a fare register, an electric circuit, an electro-magnet within said circuit, a circuit closer controlling the current 'through the magnet, a main flexible connection with one member of the circuit closer, and by which the circuit closer is actuated to close the circuit, a flexible connection between said main flexible connection and the rctuating mechanism otl the register, and a connection between the electro-magnet and said main actuating mechanism ci said register. I

The combination with the main actuating mechanism of a tare register, an electric circuit, an electro-magnet in said circuit, a connection between the core of said magnet and the actuating mechanism of the register, a circuit closer comprising two members one of which is electrically connected with one terminal ci the magnet winding and the other of which is connected witn one terminal ot the circuit, and a iiexible connection extending from one member of said circuit closer t'or actuating the same to close the circuit.

c. rihe combination with the main actuating mechanism of a tare register, means for selecting a tare to be registered prior to the operation or" said main actuating mechanism, an electric circuit and an electro-magnet energized by said circuit, a connection between the electro-magnet and the main actuating mechanism or the register whereby said main actuating mechanism is operated to register the tare selected when the electromagnet is energized, a circuit closer for said circuit, and means tor actuating the circuit closer.

7. in combination with the main actuatcounters, a shiitable actuator adapted mechanism, an electric circuit for energizing said electro-magnet to actuate the main actuating mechanism of the register, a circuit closer comprising two members, a ccnnection extending from one oi said members whereby the circ tit closer is controlled, and insulation interposed between the adiacent ends of the two members oi' the circr't` closer for breaking the circuit when the two members ci the circuit closer assume their normal position.

S. in a lare register, a plurality ot lare moved to a position to operate a selecte an electro-magnet in said circu f connection between said electro-magnet and the main operating mechanism whereby the latter is actuated when the electro-magnet is energized, and a circuit closer controlling the current oi the circuit.

9. in a tare register, a series of tare counters, a shiitable actuator adapted to be moved to positions to operate any one of said tare counters, means for determining the movement ot said actuator, a main operating device adapted to operate said actuator when the latter is moved to the desired position relatively to the counter to be operated, an electric circuit, an electro-magnet arranged between the terminals of said circuit, a circuit closer, and means extending from said circuit closer for operating the same to close the circuit and thereby energize the magnet, and a connection between said electro-magnet and the main operating mechanism and through which movement is imparted to the latter when the electro-magnet is energized.

i0. ln a fare register, a series oi fare counters, actuating mechanism therefor, an electro-magnet, a connection between the core orP said magnet and the main actuating` mechanism, an electric circuit in which said magnet is arranged, a circuit closer, said electromagnet and said circuit closer being arranged within an inclosing' case, and a flexible connection extending from said circuit closer on the interior oi a car and whereby said circuit closer is actuated to close the circuit and to thus energize the electromagnet, and whereby the main operating mechanism of the register is actuated.

1l. r'Che combination with a plurality ci registering counters, and operating mechanism theretor, of an electric circuit, a magnet common to all of said counters and within said circuit, connections between said magnet and said operating mechanism, and a circuit closer to close and open the circuit to enering mechanism oi a fare register, an electrog gize the magnet and thereby actuate the magnet connected with said main actuating i operating mechanism.

electroemagnet in said circuit, a circuit` closer to close and open said circuit to energize the magnet, means for holding said circuit closer in its no 1mal position, a leXible connection extending to said circuit closer and by means of which it is actuated to closev t the circuit and to energize the electro-inagnet.v A c 14'. In combination Wit-h a register having a plurality of banksV of counters -for registering dii-ferent classes of fares, Otan actuator common to each bank ot register counters, setting means 'for moving said actuator into operative relation With any one of said banks oi' counters, an electric circuit 'for moving said actuator and comprising an electromagnet, a circuit closer controlling said circuit, and means connected with the circuit closer for actuating the same to close the circuit and thus energize the magnet.

In testimony whereof afix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER. 1Witnesses:

R. J. MCCARTY, MATTHEW Sinisnnn. 

